eHarmony Press Coverage

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I'm Married... Now What?

"Many couples expect their first year of marriage to be nothing short of a fairy tale and are caught by surprise when the first year proves to be filled with challenges as opposed to an extended period of honeymoon bliss."

Mondays with Marlo, with Dr. Gian Gonzaga

"…what we think of as the science of love is distilling all of the wisdom of all of the people who have been in relationships and being able to take that knowledge and organize it so that other people who are entering into relationships can use it and make their own relationships stronger."

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On Second Thought, Don't Get Married

"I'm not trying to say that marriage is not in trouble. I am trying to say that there are some clear answers to the question of how marriage can get uniformly more satisfying for the people involved. And this I firmly believe: When done right, marriage can be the greatest institution on earth."

Kathie Lee and Hoda With The Scoop

"There is a survey out called 'What men and women really want in a relationship'...What we found interesting is the top for are the same. Men and Women actually want the same thing."

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Learning to date again after a divorce: It takes practice

"Gonzaga thinks people who have been divorced can be at an advantage - they know what works for them and what doesn't - but only if they take time to reflect deeply on the last relationship. 'Then,' he continues, 'you need to use these criteria as a platform for [screening] new people.'"

Dating the Second Time Around

"Gonzaga is the senior director of research and development at eHarmony.com, one of many dating websites that have sprouted online over the last decade. His book, 'Dating the Second Time Around: Finding Love That Lasts,' is packed with practical advice for people eager to give dating another shot."

What Are Your Relationship Deal Breakers?

"eHarmony has analyzed the 'must have' and 'can't stand' responses of nearly 720,000 members, identifying the top 10 relationship deal breakers for men and women... These are the positive and negative qualities that are nonnegotiable and help the couple decide if they want to pursue a dating relationship."

eHarmony's algorithm of love

"Under technology chief Joseph Essas, a former Yahoo (YHOO) search engineer, eHarmony has developed its own computer algorithms to optimize love connections. But there's an added layer of complexity in applying the technology to dating. 'It's not just that you have to like the movie,' explains Essas, comparing his efforts to Netflix's. 'The movie has to like you back.'"

eHarmony Seeks Scientific Edge in Uncertain Game of Love

"Waldorf believes the company's big brain — the group of Ph.D.s who write the algorithm that's supposed to put people together — makes all the difference between this place and just another dating service."

Can marriage lab predict relationship success?

"Newlyweds Carrie and Brad Vinikow, who met on eHarmony, volunteered to have Dr. Gonzaga and Dateline observe how they get along."

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In The News

Wall Street JournalOctober 4, 2011

Putting the Honey Back in 'Honey, I'm Home' "In an ongoing longitudinal study of 300 couples in the first five years of marriage, researchers at the dating site eHarmony, found that relationship satisfaction declines when an individual talks about a bad event with a partner who isn't supportive. And the couple is more likely to argue the next day. If the partner is supportive, the study found, relationship satisfaction stays steady and the couple is less likely to argue."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240529702046125045...
Huffington PostOctober 3, 2011

I'm Married... Now What? "Many couples expect their first year of marriage to be nothing short of a fairy tale and are caught by surprise when the first year proves to be filled with challenges as opposed to an extended period of honeymoon bliss."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-gian-gonzaga/im-married...
Marlo ThomasSeptember 12, 2011

Mondays with Marlo, with Dr. Gian Gonzaga"…what we think of as the science of love is distilling all of the wisdom of all of the people who have been in relationships and being able to take that knowledge and organize it so that other people who are entering into relationships can use it and make their own relationships stronger."

http://marlothomas.aol.com/2011/09/12/mondays-with-marlo...
Huffington PostJuly 5, 2011

On Second Thought, Don't Get Married"I'm not trying to say that marriage is not in trouble. I am trying to say that there are some clear answers to the question of how marriage can get uniformly more satisfying for the people involved. And this I firmly believe: When done right, marriage can be the greatest institution on earth."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-neil-clark-warren/on-se...
Today ShowJune 16, 2011

Kathie Lee and Hoda With The Scoop "There is a survey out called 'What men and women really want in a relationship'...What we found interesting is the top for are the same. Men and Women actually want the same thing."

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/43415299#43415...
Networkworld.comJune 15, 2011

Cloud CIO: In Defense of Corporate IT "It might be tempting to portray eHarmony as a different kind of animal-an online business that relies on IT-but that would be a mistake. Every company is becoming that kind of animal, no matter what business it is in."

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/061511-cloud-cio-i...
Today ShowJune 3, 2011

"The kind of humor that men like... if you are wondering because certain women have that bawdy kind of crass sense of humor...guys do not like a wise ass...they do like sarcasm...and they love a juvenile sense of humor."

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41162089/vp/43267065/#4326...
Men's HealthJune 3, 2011

A Funny Way to Win Her Over"According to a new survey from eHarmony, women are most attracted to men who use dry, sarcastic humor. Men are into women who deploy juvenile 'guy' humor... 'If you see eye-to-eye on humor, that helps with compatibility,' says Gian Gonzaga, PhD, Senior Director for Research and Development at eHarmony."

http://blogs.menshealth.com/health-headlines/a-funny-way...
Time.comMay 25, 2011

Survey: Women Who Use 'Guy Humor' Get All the Guys"According to a study of 331,138 eHarmony male users, the style of humor that men most appreciate from a woman is 'sarcastic,' followed by 'juvenile', 'geeky' or 'raw.'"

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/25/survey-ladies-who-us...
Glamour MagazineMay 25, 2011

Dating: What Kind of Humor Are You Attracted To?"eHarmony found that men preferred women with a sarcastic sense of humor. Women dig men with dry senses of humor. And most fascinating of all, was the trend that guys shared that they went for 'women who use 'guy humor'—sarcastic, juvenile, geeky or raw.'"

http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/smitten/2011/...
Business InsiderMay 25, 2011

STUDY: Men Prefer Woman Who Use "Guy" Humor"A recent eHarmony study found that a sense of humor is the number one 'Must Have' that both men and women are looking for in a partner."

http://www.businessinsider.com/study-men-prefer-woman-wh...
The Washington PostFebruary 19, 2011

Learning to date again after a divorce: It takes practice"Gonzaga thinks people who have been divorced can be at an advantage - they know what works for them and what doesn't - but only if they take time to reflect deeply on the last relationship. 'Then,' he continues, 'you need to use these criteria as a platform for [screening] new people.'"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/201...
USA TodayFebruary 14, 2011

"Amy Anderson already gave her heart to her fiance. Now she's giving him her kidney...The couple met in August 2009 on the dating website eHarmony.com."

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/sex-relationships/story/201...
The Huffington PostFebruary 14, 2011

"Since the institutions that used to control the dating market — families, churches, clubs — have lost their grip, eHarmony stepped in as a new guiding hand, picking your best matches according to their secret recipe for love, and reviving the cozy paternalism of the old dating regime."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/claire-gordon/the-game-of-...
CNNFebruary 11, 2011

Dating the Second Time Around"Gonzaga is the senior director of research and development at eHarmony.com, one of many dating websites that have sprouted online over the last decade. His book, 'Dating the Second Time Around: Finding Love That Lasts,' is packed with practical advice for people eager to give dating another shot."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/02/11/second.time.dating/...
New York TimesFebruary 1, 2011

What Are Your Relationship Deal Breakers?"eHarmony has analyzed the 'must have' and 'can't stand' responses of nearly 720,000 members, identifying the top 10 relationship deal breakers for men and women... These are the positive and negative qualities that are nonnegotiable and help the couple decide if they want to pursue a dating relationship."

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/what-are-your-r...
ForbesJanuary 7, 2011

High-Earning Women Want Hot Older Men"'In the data I've seen, women always want higher earning men,' Gonzaga says. Among eHarmony users, women who earned more valued a potential partner's income even more. In fact, women in the $250,000+ income bracket placed the greatest emphasis on money, he says..."

http://blogs.forbes.com/jennagoudreau/2011/01/07/high-ea...
Technology ReviewDecember 27, 2010

"The matchmaking software gathers 600 data points for each user, including how often they log in, who they search for, and what characteristics are shared by the people they actually contact. According to Essas, eHarmony has used this information to predict how likely it is that two people will engage in conversation, which helps determine which matches will be suggested on any given day. 'How do we get people talking to each other to recognize their commonalities?' he asks. The new software, he says, gets more such conversations started, 'with 34 percent more back-and-forth communication compared to a year ago.'"

http://www.technologyreview.com/business/26805/
Time MagazineNovember 26, 2010

Online Dating Enjoying a Boom Among Boomers"'Isn't it dangerous going online? I hear this from the older set who aren't quite as used to having their lives online as the younger generation is,' says Gian Gonzaga, senior director of research at eHarmony.com, which has also experienced a boost in interest from the 50-plus crowd."

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2033283,0...
Wall Street JournalNovember 22, 2010

Head of Dating Site eHarmony Seeks Something Long-Termhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487041160045...
Woman's DaySeptember 29, 2010

Real-Life Online Dating Success Stories"Let go of your skepticism. You might think that it's impossible to find a perfect match, but they're out there. 'And if you're serious, use a serious site, like eHarmony,' says Tonya. 'It's great, but it's not for nonchalant daters!'"

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Relat...
Business InsiderSeptember 23, 2010

The Digital 100: The World's Most Valuable Startups"Believe it or not, people don't just use the Internet for seedy hookups. eHarmony, which operates in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK, is the destination for online daters go for 'serious relationships.' The company has over 33 million registered users."

http://www.businessinsider.com/digital-100#20-eharmony-20
Fortune TechSeptember 23, 2010

eHarmony's algorithm of love"Under technology chief Joseph Essas, a former Yahoo (YHOO) search engineer, eHarmony has developed its own computer algorithms to optimize love connections. But there's an added layer of complexity in applying the technology to dating. 'It's not just that you have to like the movie,' explains Essas, comparing his efforts to Netflix's. 'The movie has to like you back.'"

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/09/23/the-algorithm-of-...
mashable.comSeptember 15, 2010

Outsourcing Our Love Lives: How Online Dating Works"...Amongst those couples that have been married there is a certain set of them that are the most satisfied, the happiest in their relationships and this is the basis for the algorithm. So essentially when we match people up, we are matching them up with people who they share the same traits with at the same level that the happiest couples that are out there. That is what compatibility means to us."

http://mashable.com/2010/09/15/online-dating-video/
Fox BusinessAugust 30, 2010

eHarmony Celebrates 10 Years of Online Relationships"These last ten years have seen an incredible change in perceptions around online relationships. Ten years ago nobody thought that you could have a great, quality relationship that you would find online and here we are ten years later, just having announced that 542 people on an average day get married through eHarmony."

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4324601/eharmony-celebrat...
The Huffington PostAugust 26, 2010

eHarmony CEO Greg Waldorf On The Limits Of Online Dating And The Future Of Love Online"Earlier this month, online dating service eHarmony.com celebrated its 10th anniversary and a major milestone: according to a Harris Interactive Study, between 2008 and 2009, 542 people who met through the online matchmaker were married every day in the U.S."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/26/eharmony-ceo-gr...
BloombergAugust 19, 2010

Looking for Love Online"People have a harder and harder time meeting someone for a quality relationship. It is really that emphasis on quality relationships that we have. We are not about a hook-up or a quick date. We are really trying to help people to find long lasting happiness and that focus that we have, with the scientific research and the match-making system, it's really working for people."

http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/1778/1644289...
New York TimesAugust 15, 2010

Dating Site Marks 10 Years With Ad Campaign"The dating Web site eHarmony turns 10 on Monday, and it is celebrating the anniversary with an advertising campaign called 'Love Begins Here.' Replete with roving pedicabs, new television commercials and a giant billboard in Times Square, the campaign features couples who met on the site and a message that singles can still find meaningful relationships."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/business/media/16eharm...
Dow Jones Venture WireJuly 12, 2010

$100 Million Revenue Club: EHarmony Uses Science To Capture The Heart"The venture-backed company has [grown steadily] by bucking the trends, both when it was founded during the dot-com bubble—amid a slew of other companies hoping to marry the power of the Internet with the age-old desire to meet Mr. or Ms. Right—and more recently, when facing a new crop of sites focused on casual dating through features such as social networking or video chat."

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/07/12/the-100m-...
ABC News (Nightline)May 21, 2010

eHarmony Seeks Scientific Edge in Uncertain Game of Love"Waldorf believes the company's big brain — the group of Ph.D.s who write the algorithm that's supposed to put people together — makes all the difference between this place and just another dating service."

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/eharmony-seeks-scientifi...
Today ShowMay 10, 2010

Diagnosing the health of your marriage"So what makes a successful marriage?.... Marriage researchers like psychologist Gian Gonzaga look for clues in the ways couples interact. Dr. Gonzaga is one year into a five year study of 300 couples for the online match making service eHarmony."

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/37060609#37060...
Dateline NBCMay 9, 2010

Can marriage lab predict relationship success?"Newlyweds Carrie and Brad Vinikow, who met on eHarmony, volunteered to have Dr. Gonzaga and Dateline observe how they get along."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37024358#37024358